When we registered the YouTube domain on February 14, 2005, we set out to create a place where anyone with a video camera and an Internet connection could share a story with the world. Five years into it, we're as committed as ever to the core beliefs and principles that guided YouTube's creation:

We succeed when our partners succeed – Our content partners run the gamut, from major Hollywood studios to aspiring filmmakers and vloggers who can turn the ordinary into something extraordinary on the turn of a dime. Content creation isn't our business; it's theirs. But breaking open access to media and distribution means delivering the world's largest global audience and the revenue models they need to succeed, as well as the tools they need to control their content.

Video evolves fast, YouTube must evolve faster – The Internet evolves at break-neck speed. We launch products quickly and constantly iterate to stay one step ahead of it. Our goal? To set the standard in online video delivery. Fast loading, high quality videos need to be able to play on any device, anywhere, anytime. And whether we're supporting 1080p, 3D, or deploying auto-speech recognition technology, we innovate with an eye toward providing the best possible experience for all of you.

Thanks for being part of the YouTube community and for shaping what the site is today. We're looking forward to celebrating our fifth anniversary throughout the year and hope you'll keep watching, keep uploading, keep sharing, keep informing, keep entertaining, and keep discovering the world through video.

Okay i love youtube but how can i disable the stupid this continuous viewing ? I took a quick look into my subscriptions new vid, and when i was writing a comment it went to the next one, and really the new way it's working just doesn't work for me ...

Happy 5th anniversary YouTube. I've been a site member since the early days, September 9th of 2005, when I came across you from another web site, Flickr, where I saw an add for a video sharing site, that was dubbed the "Flickr for Videos" so I checked it out and foudn this great site with videos. I've enjoyed it ever since, posting many videos, and watching so many more and continuing. Hope to get many more years of enjoyment out of this awsome site!! Keep up the good work all.

Congrats YouTube. You have been analyze in the book, Watching YouTube: Extraordinary Videos by Ordinary People (University of Toronto Press, 2010), by Dr. Strangelove. See http://www.strangelove.com/blog

I am not allowed to be a Youtube partner because I am a Danish resident. You know, Denmark? That little country in Scandinavia, I live there. Nope, no Google ads on videos for me. I make content? 5.5 million views? Google doesn't care. Google doesn't succeed (after 5 years!) when I am not allowed to show ads on my videos because I don't live in a G8 country.

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What a load of BS. Look up the Time article "The Gurus of YouTube" where one of the founders says that the official story was a lie and that YouTube was going to be a site for hot girls to post videos.

Chad, I couldn't agree more with your philosophy about keeping YouTube based on what made it great. I sometimes worry that Google's infuence seeking its ROI might lead you away from that vision. But its about striking a balance. I wrote a Happy 5th Birthday YouTube blog post entitled 'YouTube 5 Years on – Leave the Lunatics Running the Asylum – They’re doing a Good Job' if anyone fancies a read http://adamellis1985.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/youtube-5-years-on-leave-the-lunatics-to-run-the-asylum-theyre-doing-a-good-job/ or http://bit.ly/d2eqSB (short link) Thanks

You-tube you're doing the great job !!! Thumbs up :) !!!!!I think that u really need to bring warp feature as a default to the new player, it brings so much fun and a hole new concept of thinking.thanks for your work !!!!

Congrats on 5 years. I am lucky to have been one of the first people to use YouTube (I started using it in 2005, but didn't get an account untill 07). One thing is for sure, it's been a crazy 5 years :)

I'm sorry but you really haven't got any new products in all those years, and only recently HD support. Still waiting on that first innovative thing you guys come up with.And I think giving the ability to people to add irritating boxes within videos isn't really innovative, rather annoying. And yes I read you have "auto-speech recognition" but I haven't seen it anywhere (3D as well). Then 1080p isn't really innovative it's just what is possible everywhere else and you decide to implement it at some moment when it's supported everywhere else already.

Chad, thanks for all your support of Next New Networks -- we couldn't have gotten where we are without our partnership with YouTube, and you were one of our first champions in the company. Looking forward to what the next five years have in store!

Youtube is amazing. I haven't recorded my own video, but I must say that realizing the possibility to not only record, but share it with the world is just a few clicks away.Derrick Strodewww.ignitethebulb.com

What is it with youtube. these ******** removed a video of mine. Said it was to much sexual content. But I seen alot worse on youtube.So i flagged a video that was much worse then mine. An they say it is fine and don't abuse the flagging option. **** *** YouTube!!!!

YouTube, is what I always dreamed the internet should be. Not just some way to communicate to another, but a system designed to allow people express themselves and to unite the whole world in sound, vision, history and up-to-the-minute news and information.

I love YouTube, But...They need to stop with "Because you watched...", or stuff of that nonsense...just because I watched something does not mean I liked it, and that I want to see it OVER AND OVER AND OVER again. Other than that...Keep up the good work YouTube!

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